Old Everton Pictures

The two Brians -

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3rd January 1970. Everton midfielder Alan Ball sends Sheffield United goalkeeper Alan Hodgkinson the wrong way from the penalty spot, but the Blades had the last laugh winning 2-1 in the FA Cup 3rd Round, at Bramall Lane - I was there sadly a 3 sided ground back then a cricket pitch on one side -- Woodward and Terry Curran blew us away in the 2nd half - why the catt never signed one of thpose two in the future I will never know -

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The prolific Royston Vernon he used to state - There's jimmy greaves , Dennis Law then me - If he had not been fetched up on woodbines to become a chain smoker, he may have been top dog over as over 12 yards it was stated there was no one faster, and more skilful - he had a thunderous shot with no backlift - I only saw him once or twice nothing of him, but he was the snide in our team who supplied the GV with some goals, yet he was leading scorer for three seasons - for @roy vernon & co -

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